Egyptianculture Histoires

Two brothers facing regular life challenges during an irregular time of a Nation's history, after their parents passed away, they both had no one but each other. Karim, the older brother, works as a Senior Marketing Executive for a Multinational Corporate, "Macky". An energetic young man with ongoing career accomplishments and a social life full of joyful moments post working hours. Karim's brother Ali is an ambitious Media student aiming to use his future profession as a tool to make the world a better place after graduation. Timeline of the story (2011-2012): In Egypt, the year 2011 marks a brief Era of Enlightenment (post the Jan 25th revolution), with booming figures of book readership, and Internet usage, when most citizens had an increasing interest "To Know", along with mixed feelings of Fear, Hope, Belonging, and Excitement... regardless of their affiliations and beliefs. Liberal voices were rising in a society commonly-believed to be conservative, existential struggles started hitting many minds within the middle class; why are we alive? And what is worth dying for? were among the popular questions. Debates about Economic Stability, Justice, Feminism, Emigration, right and left wings' ideologies were all integrated within a single scene... bringing all taboos up for discussion. The book is 90% fictional, 10% factual, and it's the reader's responsibility to differentiate.

Now that the days of yokai fighting, Armageddon evasion, and the pandemic have subsided, what is left for Team Urameshi to do? Try living normal lives. Kuwabara is doing his part as a university student, Yusuke is involved in supernatural freelance work under the guise of a noodle stand, and Kurama is involved in the family business and...dating? Huh? Ikeda Kiyoni has many labels associated with her name. Biracial, Bi-cultural, Bi-curious[?], and now that she's back in Japan after a decade-long stint in another country, she can add "Kikokushijo" or "Returned Child" to that list. However, those come second to the "caretaker" label given to her on her grandmother's behalf. Time is running out for Grandmother Ikeda and if Kiyoni doesn't find a cure soon, she could kiss both grandma and her ties to Japan a heartbreaking "sayonara". So how complicated could things be when a bloodsucking, alien nightcrawler with an unknown disease enters the chat especially when border control officer Hiei is taken down? Foreign relations between humans is edgy enough. Could the same can be said for yokai? Only time will tell.

What I mean when I say that I don't want a relationship, it is not that I want to be alone. It is that in this world we currently live in, in this culture I am stuck in, and in this black hole of mentalities I am surrounded by; I'd RATHER be alone. A little rant about gender equality in relationships, Egyptian culture, and why I'd rather be alone.